Telegram-herald., 1887-09-21


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dressed kirsf of sll tasn, to IzLz-
sA&E hEHALD, ss sAs representative u
lns pscpls u tns elsg gives goa al >
sos1i4i zrssiing, snd sxlsnas 10 foa sAs
frsssion sk lns sstY. f5a ara Tor tae
saost part. men snd son.e1 sn0 are u
ssrsstsd " las dsFslopsasnt Of tie Ea-
tsrial rssoarces q this Fiek sfsss Of Mich
ga. sni especially u ths western per
tlon u TIE stale. f0a are lAtsseztsd Il
azzafsctusea aad ladasiriss. snd. 10
shoEts n al that goes ~ Eaaks up thrift
ana progress. We ask yeu, thsEsfors,
~ d4y0ts a ifkls tiue. shiis yea aEs
hsrs, - a survey Of the sity llss.f You
wi be repaid t0r doing 30. You siA
1nd that il contains great number sal
largs varsity of obsscts which vii u
tsrsst you snd. Il may b.. bs Ysiazbls tcr
yoa 20 znos about. bat shich are nod poi-
.abss a1d canEct - exhibited upon iaig
Noaai. You Will not fail - sss Oag
splendid City Hal. Just nearing compile
tim. ncF car iaFgs and beautiful business
ol0cAs. several of the largest AMI dnsst
Of then Iust completed. and you should
not iss the opportunity pass 10 pay
visit 70 the Michigan Soldiers Home.
bat these are not all you should see
fou sLoaid notes the amount OF build
lng that . gong on, especially IN the
suburbs aud ths number Of comfortable
homss that afs being erected. You ear
aot tail 10 DO impressed by the character
q, tho ei;y's gro-th. Il viii 10 plzin 70
you thai Is Is not Of the mushroom sort.
Few cities, Il indeed there are any, Ia tue
United States, have 50 many residences
that are ownsd by the occupants - has
Grand Rapids, and q large number OF
tie dwellings, now in process OF erection
vii be occupied by those who are hay-
'us them built. Kansas City, Omaha,
aud osner Western cities have, beer
doomed" into fame, but the booming
has been doce by specula.ors and re-
action - sure to come sooner or later
Grand Rapids is developing rapidly but
no more rapidly than circumstances war
amt and the prices OF real estate are, to-
lay, much lower than those asked FOR
property OF corresponding character IL
other thriving cities. Grand Rapids e
The natural metropolis of ali Wes tern
and Northern Michigan. Railroads now
Fadiate from the city in almost Rdozen
different ways and more have been pro-
iected and will soon be constructed. To
the efficient street car service which we
already have will soon be added other
new lines. A cable road ia already were
under way in the process of construction
aud other companies are anxious for
other franchises. Out o, the petty wran-
cling OF different interests in the Com
mon Council sill come such privileges
and the encouragement OF such enter
prises as the city most needs.
All these pubic improvements and all
these business developments are but the
response 20 natural demand. Our citi-
zsns are notably public spirited and our
nen OF means are always ready to en-
courage enterprise and keep abreast OF
the times. While there is enough con-
servatism TO insure safety and to keep
OF financial breakers, there is no old
iogyism among them.
Ii Is such city which We invite you to
survey sud We leave it with you TO say,
after you have seen il, whether we are
not justified in the pride with which we
speak OF it,snd in the confidence We have
IL It's future growth and prosperity.